Fairbanks Quarry

Past Producer in Dodge county in Minnesota, United States with commodity Stone, Crushed/Broken
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Land status
  11. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10170535
MAS/MILS ID 0270390006
Record type Site
Current site name Fairbanks Quarry

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -94.00384, 44.04889 (WGS84)
Elevation 351
Location accuracy 10(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Blue Earth(county)

Minnesota(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Good Thunder(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

New Ulm(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

New Ulm(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Le Sueur(hydrologic unit)

Minnesota(hydrologic accounting unit)

Minnesota(hydrologic subregion)

Upper Mississippi(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Minnesota Dodge

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
5th Principal 107 N 016 W 21 SWSW Minnesota

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Stone, Crushed/Broken Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) Upper Cambrian

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Private Lease

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Quarve And Anderson Inc
    ID 2102593
    Home office Minnesota
    Year 1979

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    DODGE COUNTY ENGINEER

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 18-NOV-83 Weaton, G. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

Current status (per MSHA)

StatusAbandoned since 12/01/1978
MSHA mine ID2102593
Mine name (MSHA)Fairbanks Quarry
Current operatorQuarve & Anderson Company
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

MSHA cross-reference per the original MRDS record. Mine status and operator reflect MSHA's last published Mines export (February 2025); MSHA's public bulk feed has been unavailable since, so this may be out of date. See the Mine Data Retrieval System for current status.

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